Improved ice-ckujheh



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Leners raient No. 65,504; adm .ww 4, 1867. i

IMPROVE@ ICE-eateries.

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TO ALL WHOM I'l MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, EDWARD F. PRYOIL, of Dayton, State of Ohio, have invented new and useful improvements in Ice-Crushers; and I do hereby dee-lare the following to be a t'ull and exact description oi` the saine, reference being had to the drawings that accompany and form a part of these specifications, in which- Iligure 1 is a vertical bisection, showing the general structure and arrangement. of parts.

Figure 2, side elevation,'with the upper ehan'iber turned back on its hinges.

Figure 3, plan view ofthe lower chamber i3, with 'alse bottom or slide partially withdrawn, eut inline K L.

Figure 4, .sectional vien', ent on the line M I N O.

Letter lA represents an upper chamber hinged to the lower one at C; I3, the lower or iee-ehamberg C, hinge connecting A and B; D, the plunger; E, pieks erdending downwards from the plunger D to penetrate and separate the ice; F, disk, perforated t'or the blades or picks, and serves to remove the iee from between the picks E when the plunger is raised.

'lhe object of my invention is to provide an ire-Crusher that shall have greater facilities for putting in the ice, and an. arrangement for piercing the block of' iee with a. numerous set ot' sharp owl-shaped blades instead of crushing by great i'orue, and in so constructing it that the ice-chamber shall be closed from the free action of the air, and against dust and the like, as'also to have the facility of taking any portion ot' the crumbled ice desired, leaving the remainder t'or further use.

To secure the above desirable features in an effectual and eeouomical manner, I Constructmy chamber in two parts, A and B, fitting Closely to each other, as the drawings illustrate. In the upper one oi them I place' a. plunger, with a numerous set ofineta-llie blades, the upper ends oi' which are firmly inserted in the plunger D. These blades are made long in order to pierce the ice and divide it into small pieces with much less f ree than required with the ordinary heavy toothed masher. To prevent the iee from pressing betweenl the teeth or blades E, and being drawn up by them when lthe plunger returns to its normal position, I use the perforated diaphragm, F, which cleans the teeth and leaves the ice all below, well divided in to small pieces. By partially withdrawing the slide g a port-ion of the ico may be witlidraun, and afterwards the remainder, or by closing the slide, us 'the air has no ready ace-ess, the remaining ice will keep sometime without melting. The diaphragm F supports and stays the long and smaller teeth E, otherwise they `would be bent and sprung in various ways.

This device will serve a good purpose in household atiairs for breakin or crushing crackers, sugar, and the like, and in saloons and dining-rooms for breaking crackers for soup, oysters, and the like.

llie material suitable for these machines is light castings galvanized with zine, or the chambers may be of wood, with the pores thoroughly Jfilled with some substance to prevent it from absorbing water. As to form, they may be round (cylindrical) or square, to suit the taste of the publie. I make several different sizes, light ones for household purposes, and heavier ones for saloons and dining-rooms. The number of picks or teeth, and consequently the distance from point to point thereof, is varied according as one desires a maehine for crumbling iee intol very fine pieces, or one that will leave it in coa-rser lumps.

I de not claim breaking ice by a toothed plunger or stamp, nor the use of the slide g independently, or the funnel at thebase for directing the mashed ice to the vessel that is to receive it. What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The ice-chamber B, when provided with the chambered cover or extension A for containing the toothed plunger D, and perforated diaphragm F, either with or without the hinge C, constructed substantially as described and set forth.

2. The perforated diaphragm F, or its equivalent, when arranged for use in an icefcrusher, substantially es and for the purposes specified.

EDWARD F. PRYOR.

Witnesses:

D. C. COLBY, Cms. F. WILSON. 

